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'The jewelry on American culture'

American Indians fear their spirituality is being stolen and sold.

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The seven fires

Seven prophets came to the Anishinaabe. They came at a time when the people were living a full and peaceful life on the northastern coast of North America. These prophets left the people with seven predictions of what the future would bring. Each of the prophecies was called a fire and each fire referred to a particular era of time that would come in the future. Thus, the teachings of the seven prophets are now called the "Seven Fires."

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Part 8: Returning to the Red Road

As more American Indians seek out their spiritual heritage, there's growing tension over what is traditional.

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Reviving the language

For more than a century, the Ojibwe language has been under assault. Generations of American Indians were forced into government or church-run boarding schools, where their native language and culture were forbidden. Today, only a few can speak Ojibwe fluently. But there are growing efforts to revive the language.

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State Fair Grandstand to get a facelift

Minnesota State Fairgoers will notice some changes to the grandstand this year. The facility is undergoing a $35 million remodeling project.

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Herb Brooks remembered

A funeral is planned Saturday in Minnesota for former U.S. Olympic hockey coach Herb Brooks. Minnesota authorities are trying to determine what caused his minivan to spin out of control on an interstate Monday. Brooks was best known for coaching a young American team of hockey players to one of the greatest upsets in history, beating the mighty Soviets in 1980 at the Lake Placid Olympics.

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Looking back at 'The Good Life in Minnesota'

It was 30 years ago, Aug. 13, 1973, when Time magazine devoted its cover and a six-page spread to Minnesota. The cover gushed "The good life in Minnesota," and the article boasted, "a state that works." Gov. Wendell Anderson proudly hoisted a smallish northern pike on that memorable cover photograph. A proud moment in time captured, a time that was soon to pass.

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Remembering Korea: B Company from Duluth

The men of B Company made the front page of the newspaper when they marched through downtown Duluth to the train station. That was the summer of 1950, and they were Marine Reserves on their way to the Korean War. When the war ended, 80 percent of them were injured or wounded, and 10 of them were dead.

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Remembering Kenneth Dayton

Former Dayton Hudson CEO Ken Dayton is being remembered for his charitable giving to the arts. Dayton died Saturday at the age of 80, one day short of his 81st birthday. Dayton and his wife contributed more than $100 million to several arts organizations as well as a host of other civic and cultural groups over a period of 50 years. He was the last of the five Dayton brothers to run the family's retail business and left the company's leadership in the early '80s. He is the uncle of U.S. Sen. Mark Dayton.

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Runestone debate shifts to Sweden

It's been the object of devotion and derision. It's been bandied about by scientists, academics and amateur sleuths. And now the Kensington Runestone is being hauled to Sweden. The runestone was unearthed by a farmer in 1898. It's carved with an inscription some believe is the writings of Nordic explorers dating from the year 1392. Others believe it's a modern forgery, and Swedish scientists are holding a conference in October to study the evidence surrounding the runestone.

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